[gpfsug-discuss] gpfs 4.2.3.6 stops working withkernel 3.10.0-862.2.3.el7

Ryan Novosielski novosirj at rutgers.edu
Tue May 15 16:13:15 BST 2018


I know these dates can move, but any vague idea of a timeframe target for release (this quarter, next quarter, etc.)?

Thanks!

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> On May 14, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Felipe Knop <knop at us.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> Support for RHEL 7.5 and kernel level 3.10.0-862 in Spectrum Scale is planned for upcoming PTFs on 4.2.3 and 5.0. Since code changes are needed in Scale to support this kernel level, upgrading to one of those upcoming PTFs will be required in order to run with that kernel.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Felipe
> 
> ----
> Felipe Knop  knop at us.ibm.com
> GPFS Development and Security
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> 
> 
> <graycol.gif>Andi Rhod Christiansen ---05/14/2018 08:15:25 AM---You are welcome. I see your concern but as long as IBM has not released spectrum scale for 7.5 that
> 
> From:  Andi Rhod Christiansen <arc at b4restore.com>
> To:  gpfsug main discussion list <gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org>
> Date:  05/14/2018 08:15 AM
> Subject:  Re: [gpfsug-discuss] gpfs 4.2.3.6 stops working with kernel 3.10.0-862.2.3.el7
> Sent by:  gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org
> 
> 
> 
> 
> You are welcome.
> 
> I see your concern but as long as IBM has not released spectrum scale for 7.5 that is their only solution, in regards to them caring about security I would say yes they do care, but from their point of view either they tell the customer to upgrade as soon as red hat releases new versions and forcing the customer to be down until they have a new release or they tell them to stay on supported level to a new release is ready.
> 
> they should release a version supporting the new kernel soon, IBM told me when I asked that they are "currently testing and have a support date soon"
> 
> Best regards.
> 
> 
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org <gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org> På vegne af z.han at imperial.ac.uk
> Sendt: 14. maj 2018 13:59
> Til: gpfsug main discussion list <gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org>
> Emne: Re: [gpfsug-discuss] gpfs 4.2.3.6 stops working with kernel 3.10.0-862.2.3.el7
> 
> Thanks. Does IBM care about security, one would ask? In this case I'd choose to use the new kernel for my virtualization over gpfs ... sigh
> 
> 
> https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318
> 
> Kernel: KVM: error in exception handling leads to wrong debug stack value (CVE-2018-1087)
> 
> Kernel: error in exception handling leads to DoS (CVE-2018-8897)
> Kernel: ipsec: xfrm: use-after-free leading to potential privilege escalation (CVE-2017-16939)
> 
> kernel: Out-of-bounds write via userland offsets in ebt_entry struct in netfilter/ebtables.c (CVE-2018-1068)
> 
> ...
> 
> 
> On Mon, 14 May 2018, Andi Rhod Christiansen wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 14 May 2018 11:10:18 +0000
> > From: Andi Rhod Christiansen <arc at b4restore.com>
> > Reply-To: gpfsug main discussion list
> > <gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org>
> > To: gpfsug main discussion list <gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org>
> > Subject: Re: [gpfsug-discuss] gpfs 4.2.3.6 stops working with kernel
> >     3.10.0-862.2.3.el7
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Yes, kernel 3.10.0-862.2.3.el7 is not supported yet as it is RHEL 7.5
> > and latest support is 7.4. You have to revert back to 3.10.0-693 😊
> >
> > I just had the same issue
> >
> > Revert to previous working kernel at redhat 7.4 release which is 3.10.9.693. Make sure kernel-headers and kernel-devel are also at this level.
> >
> >
> > Best regards
> > Andi R. Christiansen
> >
> > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> > Fra: gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org
> > <gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org> På vegne af
> > z.han at imperial.ac.uk
> > Sendt: 14. maj 2018 12:33
> > Til: gpfsug main discussion list <gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org>
> > Emne: [gpfsug-discuss] gpfs 4.2.3.6 stops working with kernel
> > 3.10.0-862.2.3.el7
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Any one has the same problem?
> >
> > /usr/bin/make -C /usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-862.2.3.el7.x86_64 ARCH=x86_64 M=/usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux CONFIGDIR=/usr/lpp/mmfs/src/config  ; \ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then \
> > exit 1;\
> > fi
> > make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-862.2.3.el7.x86_64'
> >   LD      /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/built-in.o
> >   CC [M]  /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/tracelin.o
> >   CC [M]  /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/tracedev-ksyms.o
> >   CC [M]  /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/ktrccalls.o
> >   CC [M]  /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/relaytrc.o
> >   LD [M]  /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/tracedev.o
> >   CC [M]  /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/mmfsmod.o
> >   LD [M]  /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/mmfs26.o
> >   CC [M]  /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/cfiles_cust.o
> > In file included from /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/dir.c:63:0,
> >                  from /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/cfiles.c:58,
> >                  from /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/cfiles_cust.c:55:
> > /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/inode.c: In function ʽprintInodeʼ:
> > /usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux/trcid.h:1208:57: error: ʽstruct inodeʼ has no member named ʽi_wb_listʼ
> >      _TRACE6D(_HOOKWORD(TRCID_PRINTINODE_8), (Int64)(&(iP->i_wb_list)), (Int64)(iP->i_wb_list.next), (Int64)(iP->i_wb_list.prev), (Int64)(&(iP->i_lru)), (Int64)(iP->i_lru.next), (Int64)(iP->i_lru.prev));
> >                                                          ^ ......
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